Bill Tarr – The Second Now You See It, Now You Don’t!

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This book serves as an excellent resource for intermediate magicians focusing on manipulative techniques. It features detailed illustrations by Barry Ross, which are essential for understanding the moves and techniques presented. Each effect spans one to two pages, with illustrations taking up most of the space. The book uses a star rating system to indicate the difficulty level of each move, with one star representing simpler techniques.

Contents:

• 8 A Special Note to Women
• 9 Introduction
• 11 How to Use this Book: 9 Cardinal Rules, Experimenting, Using Faked Cards, etc.
• 23 Cards
• 24 False Shuffles: Keeping Bottom Card Intact *
• 25 Keep the Top Portion Intact *
• 26 Keep the Top Portion Intact *
• 27 A More Deceptive Method *
• 28 To Keep the Whole Deck Intact *
• 29 To Keep the Whole Deck Intact II **
• 30 G.W. Hunter Method **, False Riffle Shuffle *
• 31 Slip Cut
• 32 False Cut to Keep the Entire Deck Intact ***
• 34 Key or Locator Cards: Short Card, How to Use It *, Another Method *
• 37 Short Corners, Broken Corners
• 38 Slick Ace
• 39 Marked Cards: Daub
• 40 Ribbon Spread Location * (Slick Card)
• 42 Crimps: Basic *, Method Two *, Dr. Elliot’s Method *, Fan Crimp *, The Bridge *
• 45 The Peek: Top, Bottom *
• 46 Riffle Force **
• 48 Bottom Force *